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âWell it is a flip flop,â Powers acknowledged. âOf course it is, and I think that they treat it when Romney changes his opinion on abortion, for example, which I think he would say is evolving, they call it a flip flop and see it as this craven move. And when Obama switches his position twice, which really hardly anybody, if anyone even referred to the fact that he used to support it in 1996, and pretty, in a very craven way switched his position. And you know, somebody said this is less evolution and more intelligent design.â

Obama, a consistent supporter of civil rights for gay couples, nevertheless said as early as 2004 and through 2008 that he didnât support same-sex marriage. He had written that he believed âthat American society can choose to carve out a special place for the union of a man and a woman.â In 2010, he said he wasnât prepared to reverse himself. This week, the president said he thinks same-sex couples should be able to get married. On the Flip-O-Meter, he earns a Full Flop.

Someone needs to further their research. Years ago Obama stated that he did not agree nor support the lifestyle of the LGBT community. HOWEVER, he believed that CIVIL RIGHTS should come first. Which is true. And I wish more people would see the bigger picture. I, for one, don't agree with the lgbt lifestyle, but I wholeheartedly support their right to marry. I also believe they should have had this right ages ago. And that just because I, and millions of others don't agree with the lifestyle, DOES NOT mean that they should be denied the civil right to marry. The only thing I disagree with concerning Obama is that 1. He waited until election year to endorse same sex marriage. 2. It took a lesson from his daughters before making the statement.

Btw, anyone who thinks that any politician these days gives two shits about us is a retard. All politicians are in someone's pocket.

OH GOSH, I'm not crazy either! Because nobody beats Romney in this arena!

Are you looking for an abortion flip flop? Mitt's got one! A big one! In a debate during his 1994 race against Democratic Sen. Edward Kennedy, Romney said, "I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country." Referring to the 1973 Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal in every state, Romney added, "I believe that since Roe v. Wade has been the law for 20 years, it should be sustained and supported. And I sustain and support that law and support the right of a woman to make that choice." Later, in his 2002 campaign for governor, Romney said during a debate, "I will preserve and protect a woman's right to choose and am devoted and dedicated to honoring my word in that regard." That was good when he was pandering to a Massachussets electorate. But now that he has to align himself with a more conservative base? In June of 2011, in an op-ed in the National Review, he declares "I am pro-life and believe that abortion should be limited to only instances of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother. I support the reversal of Roe v. Wade, because it is bad law and bad medicine. Roe was a misguided ruling that was a result of a small group of activist federal judges legislating from the bench. I support the Hyde Amendment, which broadly bars the use of federal funds for abortions. And as president, I will support efforts to prohibit federal funding for any organization like Planned Parenthood, which primarily performs abortions or offers abortion-related services." FLIP!

How about healthcare? Romney does not disappoint! Referring in 2007 during a GOP debate to his health care plan that was the basis for Obamacare, Romney proudly gushed "I LOVE it! It's a fabulous program and I'm delighted with the fact that we, in our state, worked together across the aisle, Republicans and Democrats, to find a way to get health care for all of our citizens that's affordable and that's portable." Of course now, especially after Tea Party activists denounced his plan as "ObamneyCare," he has nevertheless tried to rip Obama on this when its for all practical purposes the same plan! FLOP!

Climate change? You bet! Recently, and I mean as recently as June 2011, Romney stated "I believe that humans do contribute to climate change." As soon as that was ripped apart by his more conservative GOP brethren, on October 27, 2011, he changed his mind and said "We don't know what's causing climate change on this planet." That's weird, because five months earlier you said humans did contribute. FLIP

I can go on. I haven't even gotten to Libya and the debt ceiling, just to name a few, but its Mother's Day and I'm going to treat my mom.

By the way, PolitiFact has referred to Romney as a "well-lubricated weathervane" on the issue of flip-flopping, and he is literally all over it. If you want to open up that Pandora's Box, oh, please feel free!

OH GOSH, I'm not crazy either! Because nobody beats Romney in this arena!

Are you looking for an abortion flip flop? Mitt's got one! A big one! In a debate during his 1994 race against Democratic Sen. Edward Kennedy, Romney said, "I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country." Referring to the 1973 Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal in every state, Romney added, "I believe that since Roe v. Wade has been the law for 20 years, it should be sustained and supported. And I sustain and support that law and support the right of a woman to make that choice." Later, in his 2002 campaign for governor, Romney said during a debate, "I will preserve and protect a woman's right to choose and am devoted and dedicated to honoring my word in that regard." That was good when he was pandering to a Massachussets electorate. But now that he has to align himself with a more conservative base? In June of 2011, in an op-ed in the National Review, he declares "I am pro-life and believe that abortion should be limited to only instances of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother. I support the reversal of Roe v. Wade, because it is bad law and bad medicine. Roe was a misguided ruling that was a result of a small group of activist federal judges legislating from the bench. I support the Hyde Amendment, which broadly bars the use of federal funds for abortions. And as president, I will support efforts to prohibit federal funding for any organization like Planned Parenthood, which primarily performs abortions or offers abortion-related services." FLIP!

How about healthcare? Romney does not disappoint! Referring in 2007 during a GOP debate to his health care plan that was the basis for Obamacare, Romney proudly gushed "I LOVE it! It's a fabulous program and I'm delighted with the fact that we, in our state, worked together across the aisle, Republicans and Democrats, to find a way to get health care for all of our citizens that's affordable and that's portable." Of course now, especially after Tea Party activists denounced his plan as "ObamneyCare," he has nevertheless tried to rip Obama on this when its for all practical purposes the same plan! FLOP!

Climate change? You bet! Recently, and I mean as recently as June 2011, Romney stated "I believe that humans do contribute to climate change." As soon as that was ripped apart by his more conservative GOP brethren, on October 27, 2011, he changed his mind and said "We don't know what's causing climate change on this planet." That's weird, because five months earlier you said humans did contribute. FLIP

I can go on. I haven't even gotten to Libya and the debt ceiling, just to name a few, but its Mother's Day and I'm going to treat my mom.

By the way, PolitiFact has referred to Romney as a "well-lubricated weathervane" on the issue of flip-flopping, and he is literally all over it. If you want to open up that Pandora's Box, oh, please feel free!

Seriously, don't quote my post if you're not going to address its contents. I interrupted my lunch for this?

Quoting -Eilish-:

In 1996, Obama came out in favor of gay marriage.

In 2008, Obama came out in favor of traditional marriage.

In 2012, Obama come out in favor of gay marriage.

What do all these dates have in common? Election years.

Quoting shannonnigans:

OH GOSH, I'm not crazy either! Because nobody beats Romney in this arena!

Are you looking for an abortion flip flop? Mitt's got one! A big one! In a debate during his 1994 race against Democratic Sen. Edward Kennedy, Romney said, "I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country." Referring to the 1973 Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal in every state, Romney added, "I believe that since Roe v. Wade has been the law for 20 years, it should be sustained and supported. And I sustain and support that law and support the right of a woman to make that choice." Later, in his 2002 campaign for governor, Romney said during a debate, "I will preserve and protect a woman's right to choose and am devoted and dedicated to honoring my word in that regard." That was good when he was pandering to a Massachussets electorate. But now that he has to align himself with a more conservative base? In June of 2011, in an op-ed in the National Review, he declares "I am pro-life and believe that abortion should be limited to only instances of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother. I support the reversal of Roe v. Wade, because it is bad law and bad medicine. Roe was a misguided ruling that was a result of a small group of activist federal judges legislating from the bench. I support the Hyde Amendment, which broadly bars the use of federal funds for abortions. And as president, I will support efforts to prohibit federal funding for any organization like Planned Parenthood, which primarily performs abortions or offers abortion-related services." FLIP!

How about healthcare? Romney does not disappoint! Referring in 2007 during a GOP debate to his health care plan that was the basis for Obamacare, Romney proudly gushed "I LOVE it! It's a fabulous program and I'm delighted with the fact that we, in our state, worked together across the aisle, Republicans and Democrats, to find a way to get health care for all of our citizens that's affordable and that's portable." Of course now, especially after Tea Party activists denounced his plan as "ObamneyCare," he has nevertheless tried to rip Obama on this when its for all practical purposes the same plan! FLOP!

Climate change? You bet! Recently, and I mean as recently as June 2011, Romney stated "I believe that humans do contribute to climate change." As soon as that was ripped apart by his more conservative GOP brethren, on October 27, 2011, he changed his mind and said "We don't know what's causing climate change on this planet." That's weird, because five months earlier you said humans did contribute. FLIP

I can go on. I haven't even gotten to Libya and the debt ceiling, just to name a few, but its Mother's Day and I'm going to treat my mom.

By the way, PolitiFact has referred to Romney as a "well-lubricated weathervane" on the issue of flip-flopping, and he is literally all over it. If you want to open up that Pandora's Box, oh, please feel free!

Seriously, don't quote my post if you're not going to address its contents. I interrupted my lunch for this?

Quoting -Eilish-:

In 1996, Obama came out in favor of gay marriage.

In 2008, Obama came out in favor of traditional marriage.

In 2012, Obama come out in favor of gay marriage.

What do all these dates have in common? Election years.

Quoting shannonnigans:

OH GOSH, I'm not crazy either! Because nobody beats Romney in this arena!

Are you looking for an abortion flip flop? Mitt's got one! A big one! In a debate during his 1994 race against Democratic Sen. Edward Kennedy, Romney said, "I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country." Referring to the 1973 Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal in every state, Romney added, "I believe that since Roe v. Wade has been the law for 20 years, it should be sustained and supported. And I sustain and support that law and support the right of a woman to make that choice." Later, in his 2002 campaign for governor, Romney said during a debate, "I will preserve and protect a woman's right to choose and am devoted and dedicated to honoring my word in that regard." That was good when he was pandering to a Massachussets electorate. But now that he has to align himself with a more conservative base? In June of 2011, in an op-ed in the National Review, he declares "I am pro-life and believe that abortion should be limited to only instances of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother. I support the reversal of Roe v. Wade, because it is bad law and bad medicine. Roe was a misguided ruling that was a result of a small group of activist federal judges legislating from the bench. I support the Hyde Amendment, which broadly bars the use of federal funds for abortions. And as president, I will support efforts to prohibit federal funding for any organization like Planned Parenthood, which primarily performs abortions or offers abortion-related services." FLIP!

How about healthcare? Romney does not disappoint! Referring in 2007 during a GOP debate to his health care plan that was the basis for Obamacare, Romney proudly gushed "I LOVE it! It's a fabulous program and I'm delighted with the fact that we, in our state, worked together across the aisle, Republicans and Democrats, to find a way to get health care for all of our citizens that's affordable and that's portable." Of course now, especially after Tea Party activists denounced his plan as "ObamneyCare," he has nevertheless tried to rip Obama on this when its for all practical purposes the same plan! FLOP!

Climate change? You bet! Recently, and I mean as recently as June 2011, Romney stated "I believe that humans do contribute to climate change." As soon as that was ripped apart by his more conservative GOP brethren, on October 27, 2011, he changed his mind and said "We don't know what's causing climate change on this planet." That's weird, because five months earlier you said humans did contribute. FLIP

I can go on. I haven't even gotten to Libya and the debt ceiling, just to name a few, but its Mother's Day and I'm going to treat my mom.

By the way, PolitiFact has referred to Romney as a "well-lubricated weathervane" on the issue of flip-flopping, and he is literally all over it. If you want to open up that Pandora's Box, oh, please feel free!

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